by Ariana Figueroa WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced on Monday he pardoned his former lawyer Rudy Giuliani and other people allegedly involved in the attempt to
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Democracy Begins Where We Live
Whether we’re facing flooding, AI disruption, or authoritarianism, it will be the people around us who get us through. By Kate Hess Pace On a beautiful
With Gerrymandering, Your Local Rep. Isn’t Local — And Isn’t Yours
This GOP ploy is stripping away America’s fundamental principle of representative democracy. By Jim Hightower In a 2006 documentary, I assailed Texas Republican lawmakers for
DOJ is sharing state voter roll lists with Homeland Security
by Jonathan Shorman, The U.S. Department of Justice is sharing state voter roll information with the Department of Homeland Security in a search for noncitizens,
Thousands gather at Iowa Capitol to protest Trump’s birthday military parade
by Tom Foley, Iowa Capital Dispatch June 14, 2025 Thousands of Iowans gathered at the State Capitol Saturday for the No Kings protest to counter
What would our Founders think of this Iowa official’s warning letter?
By:Randy Evans When Thomas Jefferson, James Madison and their pals set their quill pens to parchment to write the First Amendment to the U.S.
Trump Immunity Claim a ‘Radical’ Departure from Democracy, Special Counsel Jack Smith Says
Donald Trump’s view of absolute immunity for actions he took as president would radically change U.S. democracy and give presidents unprecedented power akin to monarchs
I’m a conservative, Trump is the real R.I.N.O.
Dear Editor: Beware of people who are oblivious to the obvious. People who lose an election, and believe they won. Not based on evidence. But
Iowa expert explains new law to curb election mischief and help avoid another Jan. 6
Presidential elections are complicated. But in a move aimed at warding off future crises like the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol, the
We have to raise our expectations for election losers
In an election, all the attention is on the winners. That’s normal. Our expectations are focused on what candidates will do if they win. But
